courtesan[noun]Synonyms: harlot, blowen, demimondaine, demimonde, demirep, fancy woman, hetaera, kept woman, paphian, whore
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cour‧te‧san /ˌkɔːtəˈzæn, ˌkɔːtɪˈzæn $ ˈkɔːrtəz
ən/
noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: French;
Origin: courtisane, from Old Italian cortigiana 'female courtier', from corte 'court']
a woman who had sex with rich or important men for money in the past ⇒
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